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Aspen winter peak

Dec 20-Jan 3· Aspen, Colorado

The season Private jet

Why the circuit stops here

America’s alpine answer to Courchevel: for the holiday fortnight Aspen’s small-town airport becomes one of the busiest private-jet fields in the country and the Ajax slopes a deal floor.

The money signal

Aspen-Pitkin County routinely turns jets away over the holiday peak; landing slots are the scarce asset.

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Aspen winter peak: approaching the season, 22 October

Landing slots at Aspen Pitkin County are the true currency this December. Tech and finance principals are securing access to the Ajax slopes ahead of the holiday fortnight.

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Who's there

US tech and finance billionaires, the LA contingent, the Aspen Institute donor class.

How they arrive

  • Private aviation is the default: expect FBO slots and hotel helipads to be the real constraint, not tickets.

On the calendar

Previous stop

Alpine season opening

Mid-December

Next stop

St. Barts New Year's

Dec 26-Jan 2

Also in December: Art Basel Miami Beach · Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: season finale · Alpine season opening · St. Barts New Year's